Chic Sponsor: Julia B

Chic Sponsor: Julia B

There is nothing I love more than luxurious linens so I was very excited when Julia B came on board as a sponsor.  Julia Berger started Julia B in 2008 to provide a custom product of fresh design and exquisite quality at an accessible price.  What's great is that Julia had the education and experience to help her with this endeavor.  Her mother is Japanese and her father is American, so Julia grew up in Tokyo and San Francisco. She attended Brown University and studied textiles at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Florence. She speaks five languages, and has worked in Europe, Asia and the US. She worked for Donna Karan and Calvin Klein developing the Japanese market before starting Julia B.

 

The fabrics are sourced from the finest mills in Europe and the hand embroidery is done in Vietnam and Madagascar by women-led businesses where the French legacy produces the finest embroidery craftsmanship in the world.  In addition to the basic designs, multitude of different color threads and monogram styles, Julia B will work with clients to develop personalized designs. Celerie Kemble is just one of their many fans and says, "the collection is beautiful, the delivery time is unreal. I am so excited to have found Julia B.!"

You can order Julia B bedding and accessories online or visit them in their Stamford showroom.  They will also be exhibiting at the New York International Gift Fair and can be found at Booth #45077 at Pier 94.  I could tell just from the photos that the Julia B linens are fabulous but now I can't wait to finally feel them in person!  I am also looking forward to meeting the chic woman behind the chic collection!  See you there!

Aix

Anjou

Pierre

Perigeux

Zola

Nantes

Paris

Julia B Showroom

203-329-8248 appointment only

www.juliab.com

Photos courtesy of Julia B

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Bungalow 5

Bungalow 5

If you are a designer, and maybe ever if you're not, you've probably used Bungalow 5 in one of your design projects.  They offer a great selection of furniture and finishes, as well as lighting and accessories.  In September, you will be able to check them out in their new showroom at 251 West 30th Street, 10th Floor, in New York.  Until then, you can visit them at the New York International Gift Fair starting this weekend!

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NYIGF: Final Wrap Up

NYIGF: Final Wrap Up

Since the New York International Gift Fair ended yesterday, I thought maybe I should try to finish up my coverage as well. I've pulled together some photos of my favorite booths and items that I saw on Sunday. I tend to look at everything from different perspectives such as, what would I buy if I had a store, what do I want for myself, and what would work for my design projects. I also judge the companies their booth itself. I always love it when the booth is styled well and makes me stop for a closer look. Enjoy!

Bunny Williams debuted new pieces and colors for her BeeLine Home with a blue backdrop that looked a lot like the color she used in her Kips Bay Decorator Show House room last year!

I was excited to see Tokyo Milk at the gift show. The packaging is just as fabulous as their products!

I also love the Tokyo Milk signage!

Bell’Invito stationery always makes me drool! The lining papers are beyond beautiful!

A darker side of chic at Oly!

The color combination of these Design Legacy chairs caught the eye of both me and my friend Kevin! The rug is kind of cool too!

Pick your framed animal, vegetable or mineral at Pheromone!

The colorful vases in all different shapes and sizes from Middle Kingdom are great for accessorizing and styling design projects!

I love how the numbered plates look against the blue wall in the Christopher Jagmin Design booth.

Blue and white is always in style at Two’s Company.

This display at Oly had me dreaming of spring and Easter!

This blue peacock china from Iittala, Inc. looked especially beautiful and unique in person.

Birds and colorful poofs in the popular John Derian booth.

The stationery at Jack & Lulu reminds me of colorful candy!

I loved all the light upholstery against the dark walls in this other vignette at Oly.

Unfortunately Vie Luxe owner Margorie Gubelman was attending the Grammys instead of manning her booth! And I know that because I was following her tweets!

The fabulous flowers from Diane James Home always look amazingly real! And the boxwood hedging is great for hiding ugly terrace views!

This bedroom at Oly is pretty in pink. I think the mirrored bed frame might be new because I don't remember seeing it before but I can already think of a perfect project for it!

I always love these collages of vintage documents at Time Frame.

As you know, I love anything gold and shiny and especially this bench and stools from Worlds Away!

These gold and painted pieces at Waylande Gregory Studios also caught my eye! They have a Kelly Wearstler vibe going on!

The linens and homewares at Home, James were fun and colorful and perfect this upcoming summer.

I thought Magenta, Inc. had a lot of great colorful pieces as well.

As an Aries, I think I need that pillow from Jonathan Adler. Or maybe they can just send me one. Hint, hint.

The mirrors at Made Goods are always chic including this one made of shells! I'm liking the blue Buddha too!

I'll conclude my coverage of the New York International Gift Fair with a little more brass from Worlds Away. I'm loving the this alternative to the expensive Warren Platner table. I'm glad so many of you enjoyed my look at the show. I also know some of you are ready for me to move on so don't worry, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled coverage of other topics tomorrow!

All photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

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Style de Vie

Style de Vie

I'm off to a job site today but I'm leaving you with my favorite booth from the New York International Gift Fair, Style de Vie. We first noticed all the blueprints and other vintage documents covering the table and then we looked up to all the fabulous framed works and realized we needed to learn more. Jean-Christophe Hryb collects vintage graphics from around the world including maritime blueprints and trolley signs from the UK and school posters from France, in addition to matchbooks, hotel labels, scarves, maps, advertisements and more!

I love nothing more than trolling flea markets and thrift shops for vintage art but sometimes I just don't have the time or I might be looking for a specific type of art that is hard to find so Style de Vie will definitely be a great resource! Happy Shopping!

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NYIGF Report: Chic Baggage

NYIGF Report: Chic Baggage

I'm always on the look out for chic canvas bags to carry all my work supplies and fabric samples so I was very excited to see an entire wall of them in the Utility Canvas booth at the New York International Gift Fair. Now I just have to pick a color! They also sell other great items for the home and men's and women's clothing.

The fabulous duffel bag in front of the bicycle was what drew us to the property of booth. Most of the bags are geared toward men but they do have a few more styles online that would appeal to woman. I'm wondering if I can beg them to make me a tote bag version of the duffel! I love the color combination!

Most of the bags I picked up were really lightweight too which is perfect for New Yorkers who like to carry their entire life with them at all times! They had a really cool booth too!

I already posted one photo but here's a close up view of the Whistle Bag from Jack & Lulu. I think I need one of these too! The whistle would come in handy for hailing a taxi too!

These Jonathan Adler racquet and paddle covers aren't exactly bags but they are too cute not to post. They are so cool that they actually make me want to take up sports until I remember that I'm not actually that coordinated. Maybe I can just leave them out and look at them!

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

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